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Atypical Autism

Pervasive Development Diss (PDD ) refers to a class of diss that has in common deficiencies in social interaction , imaginative activity , verbal and verbal communication skills and some activities and interests which tend to be repetitive . There are five diss under PDD , with three of those referred to as the Autism Spectrum , namely , Autism Dis , Asperger 's dis and Atypical Autism which is also known as PDD-NOS (Pervasive development dis not otherwise specified ( HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /National_Dissemination_Center_for_Children _with_Disabilities " \o "National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities " National Dissemination Center

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There will always be variations in the set of symptoms and the degree of impairment for an individual , but this can be broadly classified into three categories to define the diagnosis , these are particularly

Impairments in social interaction , this is manifested in marked deficiencies in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors such as eye-to-eye gaze , facial expression , body posture . Failure to develop peer relationships appropriate for the age level , as they seem to be uninterested in making friends . Lack of social or emotional recriprocity , a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment interests or achievements with other children

Secondly is impairments in communication (verbal and nonverbal ) as evident in : delay in , this is not accompanied by an attempt to compensate with the use of hand movements . Oftentimes , there is no response to a question addressed to them . To those who have adequate speech , marked...

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